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On 13 August protests escalated as more than 8,000 government doctors in Maharashtra, including Mumbai, the financial capital of India, halted work in all hospital departments except for emergency services, according to media reports. In New Delhi, junior doctors wearing white coats staged a protest outside major government hospitals.
The Government of India confirmed India's first case of COVID-19 on 30 January 2020 in the state of Kerala, when a university student from Wuhan travelled back to the state. [24] As the number of confirmed COVID-19 -positive cases approached 500, Modi on 19 March, asked all citizens to observe the 'Janata Curfew' (people's curfew) on Sunday, 22 ...
17 June – 2024 West Bengal train collision: A goods train collides with the Kanchenjunga Express near New Jalpaiguri station in Darjeeling District, West Bengal, killing 15 people and injuring 60 others. [ 88] 19 June – 2024 Northeast India floods: Six people are killed in flooding and landslides in Assam.
COVID-19 pandemic in India. / 10.5276°N 76.2144°E / 10.5276; 76.2144. The COVID-19 pandemic in India is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ( SARS-CoV-2 ).
1 October - 5G telecom services launched in India, primarily in selected 13 cities of the country. [62] 2 October - Tractor-Trolley returning from a temple falls into a pond in Kanpur, kills 27 people. [63] 2022 Bhadohi fire: Fourteen people died and more than 75 people were injured in the incident. [64]
10–13 May – The Indian National Congress won the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election by getting 135 out of 224 seats. [27] 19 May – Reserve Bank of India announced that it will withdraw all 2000-rupee note in circulation by September 2023. [28] 28 May The New Parliament House in New Delhi is inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra ...
The G20 New Delhi Summit is chaired by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. India's presidency began on 1 December 2022, leading up to the summit in the third quarter of 2023. The presidency handover ceremony was held, in which the G20 Presidency gavel was transferred from Indonesian President Joko Widodo to Indian Prime Minister Modi at the close o
Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity and wind power. As of November 2020, India has 23 nuclear reactors in operation in 8 nuclear power plants, with a total installed capacity of 7,380 MW. [ 1][ 2] Nuclear power produced a total of 43 TWh in 2020–21, contributing 3.11% of total ...